Poland is targeting companies importing Russian fertilisers, in a bid to prevent the European Union from developing another dependency on Moscow for a key resource.

A similar measure was presented in response to the 2015 migration crisis by then-Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

Poland's six-month presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. As Europe’s biggest land war in decades rages, fewer places highlight the challenges and contradictions of defending the bloc and its values more starkly than the border with Belarus.

U.S. President Donald Trump's order to pause spending from the country's climate and infrastructure laws is a chance for Europe to attract clean tech investments, Poland's deputy climate minister told Reuters.

Poland registered only 18,500 births in November 2024, newspaper Puls Biznesu reported. The previous low was in June 2024, when 19,000 births were recorded. The paper wrote that these figures were "the lowest monthly rate since at least the Second World War."

This loan is the largest contribution by any financial institution from its own resources to the Baltica 2 project, and forms part of a €1.4 billion package approved by the EIB, with backing from several EU climate and energy initiatives.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poland proposing new resources for the EU bloc, including an entry fee for joining, Romania condemning Georgescu over calls to reclaim Ukraine land after a Russian victory,

It’s urged Poland “to drastically change course of action" and do all it can to protect migrants and refugees. But EU leaders signed off on Poland’s actions at a summit last month.

Elsewhere, Hungary backs down on threat to veto EU sanctions on Russia; Poland reveals Russian interference attempts in May’s presidential election; Czech police reopen investigation into suspected defenestration of Czechoslovak foreign minister.

France and Spain alone could generate enough electricity equivalent to the EU's projected 2050 demand of around 4,000 TWh.

Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland are calling on the EU to double its defense spending, as these member states bordering Russia believe urgent defense needs amount to at least EUR 100 billion. — Ukrinform.

The regime of Vladimir Zelensky, with its Nazi policy, creates a paradoxical effect — the number of Ukrainians is rapidly decreasing. Moreover, we are talking not only about the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield.